Welcome to the home page of Russian School and Studio KARANDASH!

Our mission is to advance children academically following the best traditions of Russian education system. Our school also presents a unique opportunity for a child to be exposed to Russian culture and to maintain Russian language skills. 

We offer classes in RUSSIAN LANGUAGE, RUSSIAN LITERATURE, MATH, MATH-CIRCLE, PRE-ALGEBRA, PHYSICS, RUSSIAN HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, ART, MUSICAL THEATER, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, MUSIC. We use full language immersion method, all instruction and activities are in Russian only. Textbooks and materials could be purchased for a nominal fee.

Doors to our community are open to every family that supports and promotes Russian language and culture.  More...

Announcements:

• 4 October, 08  - First day of New school year.
  
  
• 28 September, 08 - Back to school picnic. O’Neill Regional Park at 1:00 p.m.
    The park location and directions are here: http://www.ocparks.com/oneillpark/.
  
                      
• 20 September, 08 -  Open House.
  
  
• 12 July - 30 August, 08  - Summer quater.
  
  
• 7 June, 08  - End of the year concert and children play "Byratino".
  
  
  
  Press Releases:
  
  
• 20 May, 06 - Math Kangaroo - 06 Award Ceremony was held at 11:05 AM. We have NATIONAL WINNERS this year! More...
• 16 Mar, 06 - Russian School and Studio KARANDASH at UCI brings Math Kangaroo international competition to California. More... Pictures...
• 24 Nov, 05 - School KARANDASH is the first site in Western hemisphere to host "Russian Bear" international Russian language competition. Our regional winners are announced! Press release in Russian is here. 

 This program is not sponsored by, affiliated with, or operated by UCI.